I feel it in my bones.Enough to make my systems blow.I'm radioactive. Radioactive.Coincidentally, the Imagine Dragons song follows me around. I'm closing in on week three of the ultimate tanning bed session. My skin is red, but not too bad. But when I sneeze, I feel like I'm at a crab feast and I'm the …
Feeling wealthy
Fresh from radiation, I ran into S, a radiation coordinator. Like I'm going to tell you her real name without asking her, yo. Anyway, she's super nice and wears super-rad prints. We started talking about getting through the cancer process when she said, "With all the support you have, you're very wealthy." Flashback to five …
The “Ketchup” blog
Firecrackers, ice cream and condiment jokes - it finally feels like summer around here. In our quest to make sure the kids have tools they can use to deal with other adversity like cancer, we took them to a family therapy session. Steven stunned us by saying: "They're just the most amazing parents." Livvie said: …
Hooray, it’s an ordinary day
It just hit me that today was so normal. I took Livvie with me to St. Honore Bakery, where we watched them make bread. Liv said, "It's like his hands are dancing." Then, she waited for me at the acupuncture office and drew a "Candyland" girl on the white board. Next stop: The paint and …
Reporting not-so-live from KATU studios
KATU is working on feature stories to air for Race for the Cure. So they've been interviewing me and other survivors. Today, we did a quick interview in the studio. I bribed the kids that if they were good in the studio, I'd buy them all milkshakes. I didn't really have to bribe them - …
Summer…Unplugged
Just coming out of a blissful week of no cancer treatment. Getting a vacation at Neskowin Beach with nothing but beach, birds and beauty did the trick. We all went kayaking together for the first time. Steven said, "This is one of the best days of my life." He probably said that because he was steering the …
Out standing in a field…literally
It's our annual berry picking time at Kruger's Farm on Sauvie Island. See how happy I was being in a field picking berries with my family? Five minutes later, I'm lost and can't find them. An hour and a half later of cruising through every raspberry aisle and strawberry patch, no family. I'm starting to …
The party’s over…sort of
Considering the last day of school is today, it's been one ridiculous busy week. That's why you haven't seen any blogs. First, I delivered a 45-minute speech on "Laughter is the Best Medicine" for 150 cancer survivors at PeaceHealth at Southwest Medical Center. That requires an all-points focus for me. The people were so nice …
Boobs with eyelashes?
It's not like my boobs need to see where they're going. I take care of that. I was walking my dog when it felt like a fishing line was tossed out with a hook, and my boob took the bait. When I got home, the incision lines on both were angry red and had a …
Summer without a clue
Finally ripped the plastic off my dusty 2013 calendar today and curled the pages back to get to June. It's as if January-May don't count. The kids' last day of school is next Friday, and I don't have a plan. So I got together with my friends Shonda and Maria to talk about summer ideas …
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